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. >>> an amazing fact about friday's meteor strike in russia. shockwaves were felt by nuclear sensors halfway around the world. friday's mid-air explosion over central russia had the force of 30 hiroshima nuclear bombs. russian officials say that more than half of the glass that was broken has been replaced. several so-called meteor pieces are already on sale on ebay, but as the saying goes, buyer beware. >> 1 million square feet of glass shattered when that hit. think about that, a million square feet. >> that is incredible. i need to go to my backyard and get some rocks. >> some meteor rocks. >> of course. just got to clarify, the meteor rocks that showered my backyard. >>> just a week after getting slammed by that monster blizzard, parts of the northeast are digging out from yet another big storm. northern new england got the worst of it with some cities in maine battered by nearly a foot of blowing snow. cape cod was hit by 50-mile-an-hour winds and boston buried under a half foot. several inches fell on new york's long island. a brutal two
. >>> an amazing fact about friday's meteor strike in russia. shockwaves were felt by nuclear sensors halfway around the world. friday's mid-air explosion over central russia had the force of 30 hiroshima nuclear bombs. russian officials say that more than half of the glass that was broken has been replaced. several so-called meteor pieces are already on sale on ebay, but as the saying goes, buyer beware. >> 1 million square feet of glass shattered when that hit. think about...
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>> welcome to russia, okay? >> reporter: he says these dash cams are shaming drivers into better behavior. even so, it's a good idea to buckle up and keep a sharp eye on the road. >> apparently russia has one of the highest accident rates in the world. so it's a good idea to have the dash cam. >> not only that, but that also explains why we're getting so many videos from russia. it's happening constantly over there. i want to go back to that meteorite. it was literally in moments that we were -- and it was happening -- things were happening in russia and we were getting them half a world away. even things here in america don't happen that quickly. >> i thought all these people were driving and pulling out their cell phones. now we know. >> that's incredible. >> good piece. >> i need dash cam. >> i think we ought to get one of those. but of course, we live in manhattan. >> there's no need for a dash cam here. >> we'll get like a little miner's headlight cam. just walk around. >> good idea. >>> coming up, "the ski
>> welcome to russia, okay? >> reporter: he says these dash cams are shaming drivers into better behavior. even so, it's a good idea to buckle up and keep a sharp eye on the road. >> apparently russia has one of the highest accident rates in the world. so it's a good idea to have the dash cam. >> not only that, but that also explains why we're getting so many videos from russia. it's happening constantly over there. i want to go back to that meteorite. it was literally...
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. >>> also, assessing the damage from friday's meteor strike in russia. the immense impact and who is trying to profit from it. >> good old ebay. >> interesting. >>> if you're not already revved up, wait until you hear how danica patrick made history yet again with nascar. >>> and we're getting a rare look into pixarstudios. how the movie "brave" came to live. >> and you introduced me to something new tonight. >> i brought enough for the whole class. chicken in a biskit. you know out there that you've had some of these and they are incredible. you had some and you liked them. >> they're very good. >> you don't need a dip. >> it's a little salty, though. ten of them, you're asking for a stroke. >> what's the serving size? seven. >> seven is enough salt for the week. don't eat too many. this is what we do before we go on the show. never heard of them. >> you're welcome, world. >> i'm hooked now. love it. >>> we begin this half hour with the blizzard-like conditions and the freezing weather from maine down to florida. it's everywhere. >> and some areas in th
. >>> also, assessing the damage from friday's meteor strike in russia. the immense impact and who is trying to profit from it. >> good old ebay. >> interesting. >>> if you're not already revved up, wait until you hear how danica patrick made history yet again with nascar. >>> and we're getting a rare look into pixarstudios. how the movie "brave" came to live. >> and you introduced me to something new tonight. >> i brought enough for...
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yippy kiya, mother russia. so, yes. >> i'm working on "escape from planet earth," a 3-d animated space adventure. this is a cute movie. it's about a guy or an astronaut, he gets trapped by going to help a known alien -- dangerous alien planet. his brother has to come help him. big cast names. we're talking about brendan frazier, ricky gervais, sarah jessica parker. so really cute. so take a listen. >> freeze. >> who's next? >> okay, i love you guys. >> all right. so the good news is, there aren't a whole lot of reviews out there just yet. but there is one quick review that basically says, it's family fun comedy. it's clever without having to be too overbearing. which is nice to hear. just right amount of silly galactic goodness. and there's a whole lot of fun for the entire family to enjoy. so get out there and watch it. >> a little cartoon fun and blowing people up. you have your choices this weekend. blowing people up. >>> this morning on "world news now," they are kissing the ground, literally. >> thousands
yippy kiya, mother russia. so, yes. >> i'm working on "escape from planet earth," a 3-d animated space adventure. this is a cute movie. it's about a guy or an astronaut, he gets trapped by going to help a known alien -- dangerous alien planet. his brother has to come help him. big cast names. we're talking about brendan frazier, ricky gervais, sarah jessica parker. so really cute. so take a listen. >> freeze. >> who's next? >> okay, i love you guys. >>...
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part of russia's retaliation for a set of human rights sanctions passed by the u.s. last year. americans have adopted over 60,000 russian children since the end of the soviet union. but russian officials have pointed to the cases of 19 children reportedly abused by american parents. meanwhile, ordinary russians reached out to offer support. one woman gave kendra and jason $1,000 to help cover expenses. another dropped off a pair of warm boots for paulina. finally, authorities agreed to allow about 50 children to travel to the u.s., including paulina. yet hundreds more adoptions remain stuck. those families may never see the children again. as she prepared to leave moscow, paulina was excited. practicing her english, and playing with her new gift. >> she's learning that it's forever and we'll be there when she goes to sleep and we'll be there when she wakes up. >> reporter: when the plane touched down in houston, paulina skaggs was finally home. kirit radia, abc news, moscow. >> and good to see that story, but keep in mine that hundreds of cases are still locked up, not moving a
part of russia's retaliation for a set of human rights sanctions passed by the u.s. last year. americans have adopted over 60,000 russian children since the end of the soviet union. but russian officials have pointed to the cases of 19 children reportedly abused by american parents. meanwhile, ordinary russians reached out to offer support. one woman gave kendra and jason $1,000 to help cover expenses. another dropped off a pair of warm boots for paulina. finally, authorities agreed to allow...
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but it seems a remote part of russia did get a visitor from space. at least one meteorite streaked across the sky this morning triggering powerful shockwaves. witnesses say the noise set off car alarms and broke windows and damaged a factory. at least 250 people were hurt, mostly cuts from broken glass. thousands of russian troops were put on alert. >> apparently according to the latest information we have, 20,000 first responders are being sent to the scene, three aircraft surveying the damage from the scene. again, all those folks injured from the broken glass of all the stuff that shattered during the collision. >> and it's cold there, so the people with shattered windows are in the freezing cold. so a lot going on. >>> now let's check our weather. mountain snow in the central rockies. showers from tennessee to southern illinois. heavy rain from orlando southward. snow around the great lakes and northern new england. >>> mostly 50s in the northeast. not bad. 30s for much of the midwest. 40s in albuquerque and 50s in the pacific northwest. >>> a se
but it seems a remote part of russia did get a visitor from space. at least one meteorite streaked across the sky this morning triggering powerful shockwaves. witnesses say the noise set off car alarms and broke windows and damaged a factory. at least 250 people were hurt, mostly cuts from broken glass. thousands of russian troops were put on alert. >> apparently according to the latest information we have, 20,000 first responders are being sent to the scene, three aircraft surveying the...
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russia recently banned american adoptions. >>> investigators are getting to the bottom of just what went wrong with the carnival "triumph." the cause that disabled the cruise ship was a leak in a fuel tank. the oil dripped on a hot surface and caught fire. the official said that the crew responded appropriately to the fire. >>> the horse meat scandal in europe has now drawn in food giant nestles. the global food company is suspending delivery of all of its products that include beef from one of its german suppliers because they found traces of horse dna in them. among the products, beef ravioli and tortellini. nestle insists there are no food safety issues here. none of the products are sold here in the u.s. >>> burger king is happy to have survived a whopper of a prank. a hacker took over the company's twitter account and announced it had been bought by mcdonald's. the cyber thief replaced burger king's profile picture with the golden arches and posted some obscene messages, as well. burger king got twitter to suspend the account and welcomed all of their new followers. so they got hack
russia recently banned american adoptions. >>> investigators are getting to the bottom of just what went wrong with the carnival "triumph." the cause that disabled the cruise ship was a leak in a fuel tank. the oil dripped on a hot surface and caught fire. the official said that the crew responded appropriately to the fire. >>> the horse meat scandal in europe has now drawn in food giant nestles. the global food company is suspending delivery of all of its products...
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clinton criticized russia for blocking sanctions against syria at the u.n. clinton's successor, john kerry finish his last day as senator with a farewell tour of native massachusetts. he said america's string ength overseas depend on working in a bipartisan way here at home. kerry is sworn in today as the nation's 68th secretary of state. >>> no end in sight to the tense hostage standoff involving a gunman and 5-year-old boy in alabama. police say e dykes is holding the boy in an underground bunker stocked with supplies. only means of communication through a narrow ventilation pipe. the boy is autistic. medication has though been delivered through the pipe and police say jimmy lee dykes grabbed him after shooting the boy's school bus driver. >>> a middle school student faces charges for a school yard shooting in atlanta. a 14-year-old was shot and wounded in the next thursday. the young gunman fired several rounds before an armed security guard was able to take away the weapon. police believe the two students had an altercation before the shooting. the victi
clinton criticized russia for blocking sanctions against syria at the u.n. clinton's successor, john kerry finish his last day as senator with a farewell tour of native massachusetts. he said america's string ength overseas depend on working in a bipartisan way here at home. kerry is sworn in today as the nation's 68th secretary of state. >>> no end in sight to the tense hostage standoff involving a gunman and 5-year-old boy in alabama. police say e dykes is holding the boy in an...
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because when afghanistan went up against russia, we armed afghanistan. now they're using our old weapons to fight us. and that's dangerous. >> that's always the question. how much of a police officer for the world does the u.s. have to be. how deeply involved. syria, the latest and best example. >> that's right. >>> now to this. a couple of restaurants are undergoing major repairs after unwanted visitors came to visit. surveillance video shows a bartender in south florida narrowly escaping as an suv comes crashing through a window. edmond perez suffered a cut on his leg. other than that, he's fine. the elderly driver was okay, as well. >>> from the seattle suburbs, a van wound up inside a japanese restaurant. police say the driver was wearing a boot cast which got caught in the van's accelerator. four people were checked out. thankfully all of them were fine. >>> a pretty outrageous stunt has police in south africa wanting to arrest one of that country's top skateboarders. here's why. the video shows him hammering it downhill on a steep road in capetown
because when afghanistan went up against russia, we armed afghanistan. now they're using our old weapons to fight us. and that's dangerous. >> that's always the question. how much of a police officer for the world does the u.s. have to be. how deeply involved. syria, the latest and best example. >> that's right. >>> now to this. a couple of restaurants are undergoing major repairs after unwanted visitors came to visit. surveillance video shows a bartender in south florida...